Elizabeth Merrineio

Public Relations, Diane von Furstenberg

Real Name : Elizabeth Luby
Birth Date : N/A
Birth Place : N/A
Education : Rhode Island School of Design
Website : N/A

Elizabeth is a colleague of PR division where Whitney and Olivia work.

In The Hills Season 4, Ep. 18 -'Dream Boy, Dream Job', when Whitney went for an interview at DVF, Elizabeth's title/credit was the assistant of Alixe.

References :

• Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/people/Elizabeth-Luby/12500023


• MySpace - N/A


• LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elizabeth-luby/8/959/691


• Twitter - http://twitter.com/elizabethluby


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/people/Elizabeth_Luby


• Wikipedia - N/A


• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3264118/

Emese Szenasy

the Director of Public Relations, DVF (January 2008 – Present)

Real Name : Emese Szenasy
Birth Date : Between July 23 & August 22, 1979
Birth Place : Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education : University of Toronto (Honors Bachelor, English, Political Science, 1996 – 2000)
Website : N/A

The superior of PR where Whitney and Olivia work.
She worked at Club Monaco as PR from 2000 to 2006.

References :

• Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/emese.szenasy


• MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/51404091 (Unconfirmed, looks real but not updated)


• LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/emese-szenasy/3/a52/671


• Twitter - N/A


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/people/Emese_Szenasy (Unconfirmed)


• Wikipedia - N/A

The Public Relations of DVF where Whitney and Olivia work.

An aside story in Sex and the City Movie, this DVF boutique was used over the scene when Carrie talks about her marriage to Samantha by phone while shopping.


The entrance of the office is along 14th St (right), and boutique is along Washington St (left)

That white stairs can be seen through the glass.

Alixe Boyer
Vice President, Global Image Director, Diane von Furstenberg

Real Name : Gay Alexandra Boyer
Birth Date : September, 1971 (Birth date unreported so far)
Birth Place : New York, New York, U.S.
Education : N/A
Website : N/A

Whitney and Olivia's superior.

It is her who interviewed Whitney at Season 4, Ep. 18 - 'Dream Boy, Dream Job' in The Hills

References :

• Facebook - N/A


• MySpace - N/A


• LinkedIn - N/A


• Twitter - N/A


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/person/Alixe_Boyer


• Wikipedia - N/A


• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3226405/


• http://www.absolutenow.com/features/birthdate51.html

Diane von Fürstenberg

A fashion designer of DIANE von FURSTENBERG who bears the title of princess. It's abbreviated as DVF.

Real Name : Diane von Fürstenberg (born Diane Simone Michelle Halfin)
Birth Date : December 31, 1945 (1946 & 1947 theories exists)
Birth Place : Brussels, Belgium
Education :

• Finishing Schools in Switzerland, Spain, and England


• University of Madrid (Studied Spanish)


• University of Geneva (Majored in Economics)

Website : http://www.dvf.com/

Diane von Fürstenberg is a fashion designer, creator of DVF located in New York's Meatpacking District.

Diane Simone Michelle von Fürstenberg, née Halfin, was born on December 31, 1946 in Brussels, Belgium. Diane von Fürstenberg is from an upper-middle class Jewish household. Her father, Leon Halfin, was Russian-born and spent World War II in Switzerland. Her mother, Liliane Nahmias, was Greek-born who survived the Holocaust. Diane von Fürstenberg studied economics at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.

At age 18, she met Prince Egon of Fürstenberg, the elder son of a German prince and an heiress to the Fiat automotive fortune. They got married in 1969 but divorced three years later. The couple had 2 children, Prince Alexandre and Princess Tatiana, who were born in New York. She is now the grandmother of 3 children. The Fürstenbergs' marriage was considered dynastic, as Diane became Princess Diane of Fürstenberg at the time of the wedding. According to Bernardine Morris's article in The New York Times, Diane von Fürstenberg, then divorced from her first husband, had dropped her title from use in her professional life.

She landed in the fashion industry in 1972. In 1973, she became famous for her iconic knitted jersey wrap dress, which, due to its important influence on women's fashion, is in the collection of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has since developed a line of top-notch women's apparel available in a selection of stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Neiman Marcus. She is a recipient of The International Center in New York's Award of Excellence.

In 1985 she temporarily moved to Paris, France where she founded Salvy, a French-language publishing house. After the death of artist Lowell Nesbitt in 1993, Diane von Fürstenberg purchased Nesbitt's studio and residence at 389 West 12th Street. The Lowell Nesbitt studio became a trendy gathering place for major art world figures, celebrities and dignitaries including American leading figure in the visual art movement Andy Warhol. Diane von Fürstenberg used the structure until the early 2000’s as her studio and residence. The place was then sold and demolished to make space for a new high-rise building, and she consequently moved to 874 Washington Street where she now operates DVF. Reportedly involved since the 1970s with American media magnate Barry Diller, Diane married him in 2001. In 2002, she became a naturalized U.S. citizen.

She published her memoirs, "Diane: A Signature Life" (Simon & Schuster; 1998), and was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) in 2005. In 2006, she was named president of the CFDA. In 2008, she appeared on TV as a judge on several episodes of Project Runway.

References :

• Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=697869018 (Unconfirmed due to privacy settings)


• MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/dvonf (Unconfirmed but referred to by FameGame)


• LinkedIn - N/A


• Twitter - http://twitter.com/insidedvf (For clothing line, "Diane Von Furstenberg")


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/people/Diane_von_Furstenberg


• Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_von_Fürstenberg


• http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/dianevonfurstenberg/


• http://www.infomat.com/whoswho/dianevonfurstenberg.html


• http://www.answers.com/topic/diane-von-f-rstenberg


• http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/Vi-Z/Von-Furstenberg-Diane.html


• http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/hot-seat/5331/diane-von-furstenberg

Nevan Donahue

Olivia Palermo's cousin.

Real Name : James Nevan Donahue
Birth Date : March 18, 1982
Birth Place : U.S.
Education : University of Miami
Website : N/A

Nevan is a son of an art dealer in New York, and is 27 years old as of May 14, 2009. He basically likes to spend his winters in Palm Beach.

Nevan dated socialite, Jules Kirby.

He was arrested in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 26, 2007 for suggesting a prescription drug in return for oral sex.

References :

• Facebook - N/A


• MySpace - N/A


• LinkedIn - N/A


• Twitter - N/A


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/people/Nevan_Donahue


• Wikipedia - N/A


• http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0108091thecity3.html


• http://guestofaguest.com/television/the-city-premiereswithout-the-sex-and-can-whitvia-stand-on-their-own/

Allie Crandell

Allie is Adam's girlfriend and one of Whitney's new friends in the city.

Real Name : Alexandra Crandell
Birth Date : 1988 (1987 theories exist, only birth year is reported so far)
Birth Place : Sacramento, California, U.S.
Education : N/A
Website : N/A

Height : 5'8. Shoe : 10 US. Hair : Brown. Eyes : Brown. Bust : 34 B. Waist : 24. Chest : N/A. Suit : N/A

In 2007, when she was 19, Allie signed with Wilhelmina Models after sending her pictures to the agency and she moved in NYC. In the same year, Models.com features Allie as the model of the week, and she stared in Duran Duran's "Falling Down" music video.
In Dec 2008, Allie has appeared on the MTV reality show The City as the girlfriend of male model Adam Senn.
In 2009, Allie modeled for Diesel's "Hair Bath" videos. And Allie left Wilhelmina Models and signed with One Model Management. Allie is also represented by Independent Models in London.

References :

• Facebook
  
  
  • - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Allie-Crandell/37031218030 (Unconfirmed Fan Page but now closed)
  
  
  • - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000136490427 (Unconfirmed due to private profile, but profile picture is the same as MySpace which might be hers)


• MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/513290953 (Unconfirmed)


• LinkedIn - N/A


• Twitter
  
  
  • - http://twitter.com/Allie_Crandell (Unconfirmed but probably for public use)
  
  
  • - http://twitter.com/AllieCrandell (Unconfirmed but probably for private use)


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/people/Allie_Crandel


• Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Crandell


• http://nymag.com/fashion/models/acrandell/alliecrandell/


• href="http://www.independenttalent.com/models/directory/alexandra_crandell

Samantha Swetra

Working as an assistant buyer at Bergdorf Goodman (January 2008 - Present). Samantha meets Whitney through Diane von Furstenberg, the two become friends.

Real Name : Samantha Blair Swetra
Birth Date : March 10, 1986
Birth Place : Galloway, New Jersey, U.S.
Education : LIM College Alum '08
Website : N/A

Whitney calls Samantha as "Sami".

Samantha likes hanging out at The Beatrice Inn, The Eldridge, and Rose Bar in NYC.

☆ The Beatrice Inn
http://thebeatriceinn.com/
285 W 12th St, New York, NY 10014
btw 4th St & Hudson St
+1 (212) 243-4626
Price: $$$
Cuisine: DJ, Hot Spot, Lounge, Private Party Space

☆ Rose Bar
http://www.gramercyparkhotel.com
2 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010
btw 21st St & 22nd St
+1 (212) 920-3300
Price: $$$$
Cuisine: Billiards, Fireplace, Hotel Bar, Hot Spot, Lounge, Romantic, Swank

☆ The Eldridge
http://theeldridge.com/
247 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002
btw E Houston St & Stanton St
+1 (212) 505-7600
Price: $$$$
Cuisine: DJ, Hot Spot, Lounge, Restaurant & Bar

References :

• Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/samanthaswetra


• MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/barbiee_beatdown (Unconfirmed due to privacy settings)


• LinkedIn - Uncertain


• Twitter - http://twitter.com/samanthaswetra


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/people/Samantha_Swetra


• Wikipedia - N/A


• http://www.elle.com/Fashion/Fashion-Spotlight/Style-and-The-City/Samantha-Swetra-styled-by-Joe-Zee

Adam Senn
A restaurant owner and model, Adam is Jay's best friend and roommate. Also, Adam is boyfriend of Allie.

Real Name : Adam Senn
Birth Date : April 10, 1984
Birth Place : Paris, France (raised in Bridge City, Texas)
Education : N/A
Website : N/A

Adam was born in Paris, France and raised in Bridge City, TX. After graduating from high school in the spring of 2002, Adam moved to NYC and started working as a model. A short while after, a fashion photographer named Mario Testino noticed him. Adam was then cast for a Gucci underwear ad campaign in 2003 and eventually got more and more famous in the fashion industry. In 2004, Adam became a catalog model for Urban Outfitters. He is also co-owner of “Il Bastardo”, an Italian restaurant located in Chelsea, NY. The restaurant is sometimes featured on The City, and was shown for the first time on The Hills 4th season, Ep.14, when Whitney & Lauren traveled to NYC. They were invited by Adam and Whitney had a crush on Jay.

References :

• Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/people/Adam-Senn/1219681785 (Unconfirmed)


• MySpace - N/A


• LinkedIn - N/A


• Twitter - http://twitter.com/SennAdam


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/people/Adam_Senn


• Wikipedia - N/A


• http://nymag.com/fashion/models/asenn/adamsenn/


• http://www.celebrities.pl/adam_senn/index_en.html


• http://twinkees.blogspot.com/2008/06/twinks-spotlight-adam-senn-sual.html

Jay G Lyon

Jay is a musician from Australia who likes to stay out late and party with his friends. Whitney fell in love the first time she laid eyes on Jay. And they've been seeing each other but the only question now is how long will they last?

Real Name : Brent Tuhtan
Birth Date : June 14, 1984
Birth Place : Sydney, Australia
Education : N/A
Website : http://www.tamaramamusic.com/

Jay first started as a model under his real name of “Brent Tuhtan”. After talking to an agent, he changed his name to “Jay Lyon”. Jay is 6’ 1” tall. (185.42 cm) Although it was explained on the show that Jay used to go out with a girl named Danielle, not much is known about their past relationship. However, it is well known that Jay once had a relationship with Victoria's Secret supermodel Miranda Kerr and hooked up with actress Tara Reid.

References :

• Facebook
  
  
  • - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1611733078 (More of a fan page)
  
  
  • - http://www.facebook.com/people/Brent-Tuhtan/797299769 (Probably for private use)


• MySpace - Uncertain


• LinkedIn - N/A


• Twitter - http://twitter.com/Jay_lyon


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/people/Jay_Lyon


• Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Lyon_(The_City)


• http://www.laurencepayg.com/pb/wp_499cb9a3/wp_499cb9a3.html


• http://www.girl.com.au/tamarama-jay-lyon.htm

Olivia Palermo

Olivia is a socialite and a native of the Upper East Side and knows all of New York City. Working in fashion PR for Diane von Furstenberg.

Real Name : Olivia Palermo
Birth Date : February 28, 1986
Birth Place : Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Education :

• Nightingale-Bamford School (Pre-School)


• Windward School (Middle School)


• St. Luke's School (High School)


• American University of Paris (AUP) in Paris


• Classes at Parsons Paris School of Art and Design


• Parsons The New School For Design, New York


• The New School in New York (Media Studies major)

Website : N/A

Born in Connecticut and raised between New York and Connecticut, Olivia Palermo is the daughter of Douglas Palermo, a prosperous real estate developer. She moved to New York to attend the New School. She quickly emerged onto the social scene and made it to the society "It" list with some help from a publicist and her long-time childhood friend, Byrdie Bell. She appeared on the cover of New York magazine in 2007. She is currently working at DVF.

In 2008, she became Whitney's colleague and was cast as a main character on the MTV reality show The City for a 'modest' salary of $12K per episode, according to the New York Post. Throughout the first season of the show, Whitney and Olivia never really clicked. On several occasions, Olivia unsuccessfully tried to convince Whitney to ditch her crowd of Downtown hipsters for the Uptown society.

References :

• Facebook
  
  
  • - http://www.facebook.com/OliviaPalermo (Unconfirmed Fan Page)
  
  
  • - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=782288307 (Unconfirmed due to privacy settings)


• MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/opalermo (Unconfirmed but Friend Space includes her close friend & referred to by Famegame)


• LinkedIn - N/A


• Twitter - http://twitter.com/_oliviapalermo (Unconfirmed due to some of hers exist but MTVTheCity, elle_com etc, follows her)


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/people/Olivia_Palermo


• Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Palermo


• http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/12/olivia_palermo_everything_you.html


• http://cityfile.com/profiles/olivia-palermo

Erin Lucas

When Whitney moves to the city, Erin, who she's known for years, is the only person Whitney can call a friend. Erin is a downtown party girl who confesses to dating 3 guys at once.

Real Name : Erin Williams
Birth Date : Unknown (24 years old, as of May 13, 2009)
Birth Place : Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Education : New York University alum in 2007 (a rumor exists that she attended University of Miami in Southern Florida instead)
Website : N/A

Erin Lucas is a pseudonym for model and actress Erin Williams. Erin is the confidante of long-time friend and The City lead character, Whitney Port.
Erin is the daughter of AC/DC bassist, Cliff Williams. A picture of her as a child next to her father hangs in a frame above her sofa. The picture can be seen in the second episode of season one, as Erin and Whitney are talking on the couch in her apartment after Whitney got back from lunch with Alex.

Erin currently resides in New York. It is believed that she graduated from NYU in 2007. However, there is a rumor that Erin didn't go to NYU at all, as she may have attended University of Miami, southern Florida, instead.
She once worked as a hostess at the Los Dados restaurant in the Meatpacking District.

Although it was never explained on the show, it is reported that Erin met Whitney three years ago through their former boyfriends, when the four shared an RV at the Coachella music festival.

References :

• Facebook - Unconfirmed


• MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/ihaveagenericlastname (Unconfirmed)


• LinkedIn - N/A


• Twitter - http://twitter.com/Erin_Lucas


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/people/Erin_Lucas


• Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Lucas


• http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/03/just-one-year-a.html


• http://gawker.com/5121592/no-seriously-who-is-erin-from-the-city


• http://gawker.com/5122214/case-closed-this-is-erin-williams


• http://www.elle.com/Fashion/Fashion-Spotlight/Style-and-The-City/Erin-Lucas-styled-by-Joe-Zee

Whitney Port

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Whitney has always been a California girl. But when an opportunity comes along for her to work with Diane von Furstenberg in New York, she left home and her friends to pursue her career in fashion.

Real Name : Whitney Eve Port
Birth Date : March 4, 1985
Birth Place : Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education : University of Southern California
Website : http://whitneyport.celebuzz.com/

Whitney started as a summer intern for Women's Wear Daily magazine and W magazine. In 2005, she landed an internship at Teen Vogue in Los Angeles. While working in their office, she was paired with another intern, Lauren Conrad. The girls became good friends and Whitney ended up starring as a lead character on the MTV reality show The Hills for four seasons. During the first two seasons of the show, she remained an intern at Teen Vogue, but was then promoted to the position of "Fashion Contributor' in the same company. Her promotion was featured on The Hills second-season finale. The show followed her to New York where she was interviewed at Vogue headquarters. The competition was tough, as Whitney had to compete with an acquaintance of hers, Emily Weiss, who had previously appeared on the show as an intern visiting from New York.

In 2007, Whitney decided to leave Teen Vogue for Peoples Revolution, a PR firm heavily involved in the fashion world. Owned by Kelly Cutrone, Peoples Revolution has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Paris. As Whitney was working at L.A. Fashion week, her good friend Lauren offered her help, and at the end of the episode was offered a position at Peoples Revolution, which she accepted. In March 2008, Whitney debuted her clothing line of cocktail and party wear called Eve & A.

In the summer of 2008, Whitney met Jay, an Australian musician, while in New York with Lauren for work. A short while after, Whitney was awarded an interview with fashion label Diane von Furstenberg for her efforts at Peoples Revolution. She was hired and said her goodbyes to Lauren and The Hills before relocating to New York. Her job at DVF has been featured extensively on her own reality show The City. On April 13, 2009, it was announced that Whitney had quit DVF and has since returned to Peoples Revolution.

References :

• Facebook
  
  
  • - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whitney-Eve-Port/123882397647594
  
  
  • - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whitney-Eve/323722789356 (Fan Page for clothing line, "Whitney Eve")


• MySpace
  
  
  • - http://www.myspace.com/whitneyeveport (Looks official but it's not updated and says her religion is "Christian - other" but actually it's Jewish)
  
  
  • - http://www.myspace.com/princesswhitney2006 (It says that it's official but not updated and some details are incorrect and/or weird)


• LinkedIn - N/A


• Twitter - http://twitter.com/WhitneyEvePort


• FameGame - http://www.famegame.com/people/Whitney_Port


• Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Port

The lead role of MTV's reality show The Hills (May 31, 2006 - present) Whitney, received her own spin-off, named The City, starts on December 29, 2008. Summaries of what has been going on with Whitney's life so far are below.

In The Hills, Season 4, Episode 14, 'Back To New York', Whitney and Lauren are ordered to fly to New York City by Kelly Cutrone, Owner of the People's Revolution to lend a hand with a men's fashion show, the ★Buckler. At the backstage, while Whitney and Lauren help the models to get dressed, Adam, a model in the show invites them for an after-party at his restaurant, Il Bastardo, for food, drinks and live music. Whitney confesses to Lauren that Alex is really nice but too nervous when they leave. Off to Il Bastardo, Adam introduces them to his girlfriend, Allie. And Whitney's attention immediately focuses on the Australian singer, Jay who is Adam's roommate. When Alex shows up, there isn't enough space to sit at the same table anymore, and when Jay joins the group, Whitney totally forgets all about her timeshare deal with Alex. Alex is annoyed and upset watching Whitney and Jay flirting. Jay invites Whitney to go out with him later that night, he also persuades Whitney to keep away from Alex and they left arm in arm.
http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_4/episode.jhtml?episodeID=132772

After that, in The Hills, Season 4, Episode 18, 'Dream Boy, Dream Job', Whitney was offered a position as PR in-house for Diane von Furstenberg, DVF in Meatpacking District, New York by Kelly Cutrone (which means she would need to move to New York City when she's accepted) and was set up an interview in New York. During the interview, she shares all of her good qualities and experiences in fashion to Alixe, the Vice President, Global Image Director in DVF, and emphasizes that she's ready for a change immediately. Whitney meets Jay again after her interview for the first time since they first met even though it's only for a short period of time, and tells him she'll hopefully see him sooner rather than later. Whitney leaves her California life, family and friends and will move to New York.
http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_4/episode.jhtml?episodeID=141713

The New York Post has been calling Whitney Port as the new Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City even before The City has started. It says that, Carrie Bradshaw once considered, "When it comes to life and love, why do we believe our worst reviews?", however, Whitney has no comment on her critics and she believes that she is confident enough and ready to face new challenges specially in her career by being true to herself.

Reality TV show, The City which documents the changing life and surroundings of Whitney with anticipation and some trepidation as she moves to New York City to work for fashion designer, Diane von Fürstenberg. This is a kind of show that we must watch!